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Timing pulse generator for generating timing pulses synchronized with the horizontal synchronizing signal in a video signal

Assignee: NEC Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1985-08-23
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Granted: 1988-04-05
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Expires: 2005-08-23
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Abstract

Abstract A timing pulse generator comprises a flip-flop set by a gate pulse (or a horizontal synchronizing pulse), a NAND gate receiving an inverted gate pulse and an inverted output of the flip-flop, an oscillator controlled by the output from the NAND gate and producing a first clock pulse, a means for producing a second clock pulse in response to the first clock pulse to clock the flip-flop, and a counter counting the first clock pulse and being reset by the output from the flip-flop.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shuji Ishihara

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 21:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/445; H04N5/44504; H03; H03K; H03K5/00; H03K5/13; H03K5/135

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
A timing pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving a gate pulse; a flip-flop having a set input portion, a clock input portion, an output portion and an inverted output portion and being set by said gate pulses in response to clock pulses applied to said clock input portion; an inverter inverting said gate pulses; a NAND gate receiving an output of said inverter and an inverted output from said inverted output portion of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said NAND gate, said oscillator having an output portion and generating clock pulses at said output portion thereof; means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input portion of said flip-flop to produce shaped gate pulses at said output portion of said flip-flop; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said shaped gate pulses.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
A timing pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving a gate pulse; a flip-flop having a set input portion, a clock input portion, an output portion and an inverted output portion and being set by said gate pulses in response to clock pulses applied to said clock input portion; an inverter inverting said gate pulses; a NAND gate receiving an output of said inverter and an inverted output from said inverted output portion of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said NAND gate, said oscillator having an output portion and generating clock pulses at said output portion thereof; means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input portion of said flip-flop to produce shaped gate pulses at said output portion of said flip-flop; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said shaped gate pulses.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A timing pulse generator as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transferring means includes a binary flip-flop dividing a repetition frequency of said clock pulses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
A timing pulse generator as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transferring means includes a series connection of binary flip-flops dividing a repetition frequency of said clock pulses.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
A timing pulse generator as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transferring means includes a connecting wire between an output portion of said oscillator and said clock input portion of said flip-flop.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
A timing pulse generator as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oscillator generates said clock pulses having a repetition frequency 300 to 400 times higher than a repetition frequency of said gate pulses.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 33 words
A timing pulse generator as claimed in claim 2, wherein said oscillator generates said clock pulses having a repetition frequency 300 to 400 times higher than a repetition frequency of said gate pulses.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 110 words
A pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses; a flip-flop being set by said gate pulses and having an output end and a clock input end; an OR gate receiving said gate pulses and an output produced at said output end of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said OR gate, said oscillator generating clock pulses; a means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop to clock said flip-flop; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said output produced at said output end of said flip-flop.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 110 words
A pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses; a flip-flop being set by said gate pulses and having an output end and a clock input end; an OR gate receiving said gate pulses and an output produced at said output end of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said OR gate, said oscillator generating clock pulses; a means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop to clock said flip-flop; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said output produced at said output end of said flip-flop.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 180 words
A timing pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving horizontal synchronizing pulses contained in a video signal; a flip-flop having a clock input portion, an output portion and an inverted output portion and being set by said horizontal synchronizing pulses in response to clock pulses applied to said clock input portion; an inverter inverting said horizontal synchronizing pulses; a NAND gate receiving an output of said inverter and an inverted output from said inverted output portion of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said NAND gate, said oscillator having an output portion at which clock pulses having a repetition frequency 300 to 400 times higher than a repetition frequency of said horizontal synchronizing pulses are generated; means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input portion of said flip-flop to produce shaped gate pulses at said output portion of said flip-flop, said transferring means including a binary flip-flop dividing said clock pulses; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said shaped gate pulses.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 180 words
A timing pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving horizontal synchronizing pulses contained in a video signal; a flip-flop having a clock input portion, an output portion and an inverted output portion and being set by said horizontal synchronizing pulses in response to clock pulses applied to said clock input portion; an inverter inverting said horizontal synchronizing pulses; a NAND gate receiving an output of said inverter and an inverted output from said inverted output portion of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said NAND gate, said oscillator having an output portion at which clock pulses having a repetition frequency 300 to 400 times higher than a repetition frequency of said horizontal synchronizing pulses are generated; means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input portion of said flip-flop to produce shaped gate pulses at said output portion of said flip-flop, said transferring means including a binary flip-flop dividing said clock pulses; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said shaped gate pulses.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 123 words
A pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses; a flip-flop being set by said gate pulses and having an output end and a clock input end; an OR gate receiving said gate pulses and an output produced at said output end of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said OR gate, said oscillator generating clock pulses having a repetition frequency 300 to 400 times higher than said gate pulses; a means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop to clock said flip-flop; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said output produced at said output end of said flip-flop.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 123 words
A pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses; a flip-flop being set by said gate pulses and having an output end and a clock input end; an OR gate receiving said gate pulses and an output produced at said output end of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said OR gate, said oscillator generating clock pulses having a repetition frequency 300 to 400 times higher than said gate pulses; a means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop to clock said flip-flop; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said output produced at said output end of said flip-flop.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 123 words
A pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses; a flip-flop being set by said gate pulses and having an output end and a clock input end; an OR gate receiving said gate pulses and an output produced at said output end of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said OR gate, said oscillator generating clock pulses; a means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop to clock said flip-flop, said transferring means including a binary flip-flop dividing said clock pulses to two; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said output produced at said output end of said flip-flop.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 123 words
A pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses; a flip-flop being set by said gate pulses and having an output end and a clock input end; an OR gate receiving said gate pulses and an output produced at said output end of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said OR gate, said oscillator generating clock pulses; a means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop to clock said flip-flop, said transferring means including a binary flip-flop dividing said clock pulses to two; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said output produced at said output end of said flip-flop.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 124 words
A pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses; a flip-flop being set by said gate pulses and having an output end and a clock input end; an OR gate receiving said gate pulses and an output produced at said output end of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said OR gate, said oscillator generating clock pulses; a means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop to clock said flip-flop, said transferring means including a series connection of binary flip-flops dividing said clock pulses; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said output produced at said output end of said flip-flop.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 124 words
A pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses; a flip-flop being set by said gate pulses and having an output end and a clock input end; an OR gate receiving said gate pulses and an output produced at said output end of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said OR gate, said oscillator generating clock pulses; a means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop to clock said flip-flop, said transferring means including a series connection of binary flip-flops dividing said clock pulses; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said output produced at said output end of said flip-flop.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 129 words
A pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses; a flip-flop being set by said gate pulses and having an output end and a clock input end; an OR gate receiving said gate pulses and an output produced at said output end of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said OR gate, said oscillator generating clock pulses; a means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop to clock said flip-flop, said transferring means including a connecting wire applying said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said output produced at said output end of said flip-flop.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 129 words
A pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses; a flip-flop being set by said gate pulses and having an output end and a clock input end; an OR gate receiving said gate pulses and an output produced at said output end of said flip-flop; an oscillator whose oscillation is controlled by an output of said OR gate, said oscillator generating clock pulses; a means for transferring said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop to clock said flip-flop, said transferring means including a connecting wire applying said clock pulses to said clock input end of said flip-flop; and a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses, said counter being reset by said output produced at said output end of said flip-flop.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 136 words
A timing pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses which have first and second potential levels; a gated clock oscillator generating clock pulses, said oscillator starting the oscillation in synchronism with said first potential level of said gate pulses; a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses; means responsive to said clock pulses for shaping the waveform of said gate pulses to produce shaped gate pulses having third and fourth potential levels; means for stopping the oscillation of said oscillator in response to a state where said gate pulses and said shaped gate pulses are respectively in said second potential level and said fourth potential level; and means for resetting said counter by the output of said shaping means in response to said fourth potential level of said shaped gate pulses.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 136 words
A timing pulse generator comprising: an input terminal receiving gate pulses which have first and second potential levels; a gated clock oscillator generating clock pulses, said oscillator starting the oscillation in synchronism with said first potential level of said gate pulses; a counter receiving said clock pulses and counting said clock pulses; means responsive to said clock pulses for shaping the waveform of said gate pulses to produce shaped gate pulses having third and fourth potential levels; means for stopping the oscillation of said oscillator in response to a state where said gate pulses and said shaped gate pulses are respectively in said second potential level and said fourth potential level; and means for resetting said counter by the output of said shaping means in response to said fourth potential level of said shaped gate pulses.

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